AIE	Aggregation-induced emission
Asp	Aspartic acid
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BDA	Biomarker displacement activation
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
CHEF	Chelation-enhanced fluorescence
Cys	Cysteine
Cyst	Cystamine
DBO	1-aminomethyl-2,3-diazabicyclo [2.2.2]oct-2-ene
DOX	Doxorubicin
DTT	Dithiothreitol
ENDT	4,4′-Anthracene-9,10-diylbis(ethene-2,1-diyl)bis(1-ethylpyridin-1-ium) bromide
FI	Fluorescein
FRET	Förster resonance energy transfer
Glu	Glutamic acid
GSH	Reduced glutathione
GSSG	Oxidized glutathione
has	Human serum albumin
Hcy	Homocysteine
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazine ethane sulfonic acid
His	Histidine
IC50	Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
ICG	Indocyanine green
IDA	Indicator displacement assay
α-LA	α-Lactalbumin
LCG	Lucigenin
LPA	Lysophosphatidic acid
MET	Metronidazole
MPA	Mercaptopropionic acid
MPPE	(E)-1-(N-methylpyridinium-4-yl)-2-(1-pyrenyl)ethene chloride
MTX	Methotrexate
NPSs	Naphthyl-diphenylvinylpiridinium derivatives
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PCT	Photoinduced charge transfer
PET	Photoinduced electron transfer
PPDD	Pyrido[1,2-α]pyrido[1′,2′:3,4]imidazo-[2,1-c]-6,7-dihydropyrazinium dibromide
TMAO	Trimethylamine N-oxide